A Comparison of T Classification of the AJCC and Ho Staging Systems for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
Lee Sang-Wook
(Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Seo In-Seok (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kang Mee-Jeong (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Cho Seok-Hyun (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Kim Kyung-Rae (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Lee Hyung-Seok (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) |
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